Category: Monthly Review Press Blog

A Brief History of the KKK w/Gerald Horne, via The Real News Network

A Brief History of the KKK w/Gerald Horne, via The Real News Network

Gerald Horne, historian and author of several books, including the upcoming The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in Seventeenth-Century North America and the Caribbean, talks to Jaisal Noor of The Real News Network about July 8 KKK rally in Charlottesville, VA—and the origins of one of America’s oldest hate groups.

Anti-Imperialist U reviews Gerald Horne’s Confronting Black Jacobins

Anti-Imperialist U reviews Gerald Horne’s Confronting Black Jacobins

The Haitian Revolution, which ran from 1791-1804 was one of the most important events in modern history. It was the first successful anti-slavery revolution…. I dealt with this glorious moment in human history in my “Revolution in Haiti” based on C.L.R James classic The Black Jacobins…. Now I will deal with the part the Haitian revolution played in not only ending slavery on the island but throughout the americas relying on yet another masterpiece from Gerald Horne, Confronting Black Jacobins, which is both a sequel to The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and a companion to his excellent Negro Comrades of the Crown…

TORONTO, MAY 24-26: Marx’s Capital after 150 Years

TORONTO, MAY 24-26: Marx’s Capital after 150 Years

York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J
Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 4:00pm – Friday, May 26, 2017, 7:30pm
Hear veteran scores of scholars and activists, including Immanuel Wallerstein, John Bellamy Foster, Leo Panitch, Ursula Huws, Kohei Saito …

Helena Sheehan at NYU to Discuss The Syriza Wave: May 25, 6:30pm

Helena Sheehan at NYU to Discuss The Syriza Wave: May 25, 6:30pm

Thursday, May 25, 6:30-8:30pm
New York University
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
53 Washington Square South, Manhattan
Hear Helena Sheehan, author of The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left, talk about her book with Nantina Vgontzas, NYU Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology and AKNY-Greece Solidarity Movement member, Thomas Harrison, Co-Director, Campaign for Peace and Democracy, and Molly Nolan, NYU History Professor.

Helena Sheehan Arrives in the U.S. to discuss The Syriza Wave + New Greek Austerity Measures

Helena Sheehan Arrives in the U.S. to discuss The Syriza Wave + New Greek Austerity Measures

As the Greek Parliament approves fresh austerity measures and protests rock Athens and Thessaloniki, author Helena Sheehan arrives on the East Coast, just in time to discuss this explosive situation and her new book, The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left. Over the next two weeks, Sheehan will appear in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, then back to NYC for the Left Forum. Here is a short summary of her tour…

Gerald Horne on Trump in Saudi Arabia

Gerald Horne on Trump in Saudi Arabia

Gerald Horne, historian and author of several books, including Confronting Black Jacobins, Race to Revolution, and the forthcoming The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism, talks to RT Moscow about Trump’s hypocrisy vis-à-vis Islam, money, and military arms, and how the president is reaching new lows in mixing business with politics…

New! The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers

New! The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers

U.S. immigration has been the subject of furious debates for decades. On one side, politicians and the media talk about aliens and criminals, with calls to “deport them all.” On the other side, some advocates idealize immigrants and gloss over problems associated with immigration. Dialogue becomes possible when we dig deeper and ask tough questions: Why are people in other countries leaving their homes and coming here? What does it mean to be “illegal”? How do immigration raids, prisons, and border walls impact communities? Who suffers and who profits from our current system—and what would happen if we transformed it?